# Accident 19891029043369A: Cessna 402B, Little Rock, AR, October 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1989, 02:00 local time
- Place: Little Rock, AR
- Airport: Adams Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HBCA
- Location: 34.7297° N, 92.2308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7297&lon=-92.2308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6382X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6382X-1992-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90FA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891029043369A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BACKFIRE IN RIGHT ENGINE AND FIRE IN WING. CRASH LANDED ON A FREEWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC90FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90FA020), Oct 29, 1989: Cessna 402B (N6382X), Little Rock, AR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A LEAK IN THE AIRCRAFT'S FUEL SYSTEM WHICH RESULTED IN AN IN-FLIGHT FIRE. THE ORIGIN OF THE FUEL LEAK WAS NOT DETERMINED.

## Other reports on N6382X (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810807061519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810807061519I), Aug 7, 1981: Cessna 402B (N6382X), North Canton, OH, Minor damage. Pilot taxiing to ramp struck nose of another aircraft with wing of this aircraft. Minor damage.
- [Incident 19790523027659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790523027659I), May 23, 1979: Cessna 402B (N6382X), West Mifflin, PA, Minor damage. Aircraft tail struck ground after parking when passengers went to rear.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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